Islamabad:The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted three resolutions and debated an adjournment motion regarding Governor’s disinterest in the Assembly business, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Thursday. The House met for four hours and five minutes. The sitting started at 1710 hours against the scheduled time of 1600 hours. The Speaker chaired the sitting for an hour Read More…
Islamabad:The Senate transacted its entire agenda on Friday and consumed 43 percent of the proceedings’ time in debate on matters of public importance, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in the Daily Factsheet. The Senate met for two hours and 23 minutes. The sitting started at the scheduled time of 1030 hours. The Chairman presided over the entire proceedings. The Deputy Chairman was not present. TRead More…
Haikou (China):The construction of the Hainan free trade port has picked up steam since Chinese authorities drew up a plan for it three months ago, demonstrating China’s commitment to opening up amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With supporting policy packages, Hainan is becoming a popular destination for foreign investment and enterprises. So far, the free trade port has landed a total of 94 major projects includingRead More…
Islamabad:Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started booking for different destinations in Saudi Arabia. A spokesman of the national flag carrier said on Friday that presently 23 flights are being flown into the kingdom. He said due to huge rush of passengers, PIA has approached Saudi government to grant permission for 28 additional weekly flights. The spokesman expressed the confidence that the request wouRead More…
Islamabad:Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has urged Pakistani diplomats across the world to expose Indian atrocities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ and K). He was talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-Designate to Austria, Aftab Ahmad Khokhar who called on him here on Friday. The Speaker stressed the need for building trade relations between Pakistan and Austria and to promote investment oppRead More…
Islamabad:Minister for Power Division Omer Ayub Khan has said that steps are being taken for development and prosperity in Balochistan. He was talking to Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal here on Friday. During the meeting, cooperation and collaboration in different sectors between federal and provincial government came under discussion. Omer Ayub said the people of province will get benefits from the harnessinRead More…
Islamabad:Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Husain has urged the students to equip themselves with IT tools to excel in business activities. Speaking at the University of Baltistan in Skardu on Friday, he said students should adopt the new modern disciplines of education keeping in view the need of future. He also distributed scholarships among the students. Read More…
Islamabad:Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the UN General Assembly session on Friday next. Addressing weekly news briefing here on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said due to the restrictions imposed by the local administration in New York, there will be no in-person high-level participation from outside. He said the General Debate of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly wRead More…
Islamabad:As many as 752 new cases of coronavirus have surfaced in the country after the tests of 33865 people over the last twenty-four hours. Nine deaths have also been reported from the virus during this period. According to the latest statistics of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 291,683 people have so far recovered from the disease. There are now 6,295 active cases in the country. Read More…
Islamabad:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the incumbent government has initiated equal development projects for the backward areas of the province. Addressing the tribal elders and notables at Faazla Kuchh in Dera Ghazi Khan on Friday, he said construction of small water reservoirs has been started in Dera Ghazi Khan to store and utilize the hill torrents water for irrigation. The Chief MinRead More…